Time capsule hunters looking for the elusive Astrodome time capsule in Houston think they’ve finally figured out where it is. Unfortunately, the location means they won’t be able to retrieve it until after the Astrodome is destroyed. »5/01/15 2:22pm 5/01/15 2:22pm

When the Astrodome was built in 1963, Houstonians did what all sensible, red-blooded Americans do whenever they break ground on a new building: They buried a time capsule. Unfortunately for those of us here in the 2015, nobody can find it. »4/17/15 4:39pm 4/17/15 4:39pm

Imagine a football stadium that was so technologically game-changing that it became the model for all future sporting venues ever built. Until it was suddenly abandoned 15 years ago. As part of our series Preservation Battle, we look at significant buildings on the brink of demise—where you've been able to find… »2/25/14 2:00pm 2/25/14 2:00pm

Houstonians might be eager to snap up pieces of the Astrodome's turf and concession stands, but they weren't prepared to authorize $217 million in bonds to preserve the aging stadium through a redevelopment scheme that would transform it into a convention center. On Tuesday, Houston voters rejected the plan, "very… »11/07/13 9:40am 11/07/13 9:40am

When the Houston Astrodome opened in 1965, it was hailed as technological marvel, the first enclosed, air-conditioned stadium ever—and the "eighth wonder of the world," according to some Texans. By 1995, it was so dilapidated that players refused to use it. Today, it’s an abandoned shell with a different nickname:… »9/13/13 1:40pm 9/13/13 1:40pm